Gholam Surname

10,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Gholam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gholam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran52,7831:1,455183
India7301:1,050,77443,743
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Algeria1921:201,20623,897
France931:714,22389,679
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Palestine331:137,8447,971
Sweden311:317,63722,171
England301:1,857,26974,552
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Oman41:921,9937,313
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Gholam (148,550) may also be a first name.

Gholam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gholam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gholam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﻼﻡ, Hindi: गोलाम, Marathi: घोलम, Oriya: େଘାଲାମ) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gholam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gholam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,104th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,779 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Gholam reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,067th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 148,550 people.

Gholam is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 52,783 people, or 1 in 1,455. In Iran Gholam is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 15 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Gholam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gholam surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Gholam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.92% more than the national average, earning $58,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $56,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoulam923,590/
Ghollam92158/
Gholame92120/
Ghoolam924/
Gholamh921/
Gholamk921/
Golam9111,258/
Ghoulame8684/
Ghoullam8612/
Gholamkh8611/
Ghulam831,164,714/
Goolam832,075/
Ghalam83616/
Goulam83239/
Gahlam8396/
Gollam8378/
Gholan8354/
Guhlam8342/
Golame8318/
Gholom8316/
Golyam839/
Ngolam836/
Golgam835/
Golaam834/
Goliam833/
Gotlam832/
Goleam831/
Goslam831/
Golaum831/
Goilam831/
Gehlam831/
Golham830/
Ghoullame801/
Ghalame77549/
Ghullam77316/
Ghallam77310/
Gholian77189/
Ghalaam77165/
Gholand77144/
Gholoum77103/
Gholane7769/
Ghulaam7721/
Gholoom7713/
Goulame779/
Gholhan778/
Ghoulan776/
Ghulame775/
Gholyan774/
Goolyam773/
Ghaulam773/
Ghoulom772/
Ghuilam772/
Ghulham772/
Goolaam772/
Ghaliam771/
Ghalyam771/
Gahalam771/
Gahlyam771/
Gholain771/
Ghuylam771/
Hghulam771/
Nghalam771/
Golasim771/
Golaham771/
Gulhlam771/
Ghaelam771/
Ghulamm771/
Goollam771/
Gollame771/
Kgolame771/
Nghulam771/
Cghulam771/
Guhllam771/
Gholang771/
Ghuliam771/
Goolham770/
Golasem770/
Ghoslan770/
Golliam770/
Gulam7328,261/
Golan7314,597/
Galam736,942/
Gelam731,174/
Golom73421/
Golań731/
Ghoulian7120/
Gholahan7112/
Ghoolian719/
Gholhang712/
Ghoulyan712/
Goggilam711/
Ghoulane711/
Ghouloum711/
Ghalan6721,549/
Gollan673,380/
Golian672,116/
Golome671,806/
Gulaam671,752/
Galhom67915/
Gahlan67604/
Goland67567/
Golane67535/
Gulame67503/
Gullam67497/
Golyan67382/
Golant67306/
Goylan67226/
Golain67201/
Gaalam67137/
Goulan67130/
Gallam67128/
Gulyam67127/
Ngalam67104/
Golang67104/
Goilan67101/
Ngolan6798/
Goslan6769/
Gelaim6760/
Gohlan6759/
Golgan6753/
Golann6752/
Galiam6748/
Goloum6748/
Gollom6745/
Galame6739/
Gaulam6731/
Gulham6730/
Golyamova6722/
Gulgam6721/
Golhan6721/
Goolan6717/
Guulam6715/
Guslam6713/
Galgam6710/
Gotlan6710/
Galyam678/
Guliam677/
Galeam677/
Galaam676/
Golahn676/
Hgulam676/
Goulom674/
Ghalom674/
Ngolom674/
Gulaim674/
Ghulom673/
Gielam673/
Gelhom672/
Gulamm672/
Gelham672/
Cgulam671/
Gelaam671/
Ggalam671/
Gahalyamn671/
Gahlom671/
Gujlam671/
Golaan671/
Galham671/
Goliamova671/
Geliam671/
Golean670/

Gholam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gholam in the Hindi language
गोलामgolama-
Gholam in the Oriya language
େଘାଲାମeghalama-
Gholam in the Marathi language
घोलमgholama95.44
घोलामgholama1.52
धोलमdholama0.76
घोळमgholama0.76
धोळमdholama0.57
घोलपgholapa0.19
Gholam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﻼﻡghlam90
ﻗﻼﻡqlam10

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